The Australian Government High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) Preparedness Taskforce partnered with Dairy Australia in December 2024 to commission an independent risk assessment of H5 HPAI (referred to as H5 bird flu) in Australian dairy cattle.

The report was completed in September 2025. It provides guidance on preparedness and response measures for industry and government. It also provides rapid risk appraisals for other livestock sectors including:

The Forest and Climate Leaders’ Partnership (FCLP) was launched on 7 November 2022 at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt. Australia is a founding member of the FCLP, alongside 26 other countries and the European Union.

The FCLP is a voluntary group that works together to accelerate global climate action through forest-based solutions.

Our commitment

The FCLP takes forward the COP26 Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use to:

14 November 2025

Who does this notice affect?

All importers of plants, cats and/or dogs who will be required to use the check status function within the Post Entry Biosecurity System.

Information

Restored time:

As of: 12:05am Friday 14 November 2025 (AEDT).

Detail:

Between 11:52am Thursday 09 October 2025 and 12:05am Friday 14 November 2025 (AEDT), the Post Entry Biosecurity System (PEBS), had been experiencing an unplanned service disruption.

13 November 2025

Who does this notice affect?

Customs brokers who use the External Broker Website.

Information

Service Disruption start time:

As of: 08:00 Monday 10 November 2025 (AEDT).

Detail:

The External Broker Website is currently experiencing an unplanned outage. As a result, clients are unable to access this system.

13 November 2025

Who does this notice affect?

Approved arrangements operators who will be required to view and/or update details of their Approved Arrangement via the Approved Arrangement Management Product (AAMP).

Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders who are required to book and manage requests for inspections through the Biosecurity Portal using the ‘Sign in with digital identity to access’ pathway.

12 November 2025

Who does this notice affect?

Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, offshore treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal agents and master consolidators.

This report lists food that has recently failed under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS).

Data for the fails in this report and previous reports are available at Imported Food Inspection Scheme - monthly failing food reports - Dataset - data.gov.au

10 November 2025

Who does this notice affect?

All importers of plants, cats and/or dogs who will be required to use the Post Entry Biosecurity System during this planned maintenance period.

Information

Due to scheduled infrastructure maintenance, the Post Entry Biosecurity System (PEBS) will be unavailable between Thursday 13 November 23:00 to 01:00 Friday 14 November 2025 (AEDT).

Action

Clients are advised to await the completion of this maintenance period before attempting to access this service.

7 November 2025

Meeting Communiqué

Commonwealth, State, and Territory Agriculture Ministers met virtually on Friday, 7 November 2025 for the final Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) of the year.

The meeting was chaired by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, the Hon Julie Collins MP. The Assistant Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator the Hon Anthony Chisholm also attended.